What color is #897364?

#897364 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mink. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #897364?

The RGB value is 137, 115, 100: 137 red, 115 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #897364?

The complementary color is #647A89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #897364?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#897364 color

#897364 rgb(137, 115, 100)

Shades of brown

The hex color #897364 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 45.1% green and 39.2% blue (137, 115, 100).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 16% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 27% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Mink (#8A7561), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#897364 color codes

HEX	`#897364`
RGB	`rgb(137, 115, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 45.1%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 16%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 27%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 27%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.1, 6.15, 11.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.1, 13.05, 61.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.748, 18.501, 14.638)`
Decimal	`9007972`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #897364, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #897364	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#897364 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #897364 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #897364; }
.text { color: #897364; }
.border { border: 2px solid #897364; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 115 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #897364, #898564); }

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Questions

What color is #897364?: #897364 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mink. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #897364?: The RGB value is 137, 115, 100: 137 red, 115 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #897364?: The complementary color is #647A89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #897364?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.